AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Killdeer reports at KBUF
The FAA database contains 41 filed reports pairing Buffalo-Niagara Intl (KBUF) with Killdeer; damage was indicated in 2.4% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports411990–export
Damage indicated12.4% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-10-20in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Killdeer reports at KBUF: 41 paired reports in the FAA file
Killdeer reports at KBUF contains 41 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Killdeer parent contains 11,326 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.